We have established a strong reputation for delivering high quality, large scale, national skills development programmes for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. From outdoor learning and online safety to money management and mental health, we reach and engage young people who don’t traditionally have access to personal development opportunities.
Be Internet Citizens
UK Youth is currently delivering Google’s digital citizenship programme, Be Internet Citizens. This is an educational programme that aims to inform young people about media literacy, critical thinking and digital citizenship, with the aim of encouraging young people to have a positive voice online. Working with a network of partners, we hope to engage thousands of young people aged 13+ in Be Internet Citizens across the UK.
Dream It Real
Dream It Real is a global initiative that was initially launched by Coach’s philanthropic Coach Foundation in 2018. It aims to support and build a generation of young people who will have the confidence and skills to truly act on and follow their dreams across the world. In the UK, the Coach Foundation partners with UK Youth to expand the Dream It Real mission to reach young people in exciting and meaningful ways.
EmpowHER
EmpowHER inspires young women and girls to lead change in their community. The programme, delivered in partnership with the British Red Cross and Young Women’s Trust with funding from Spirit of 2012 and the #iwill Fund aims to address low levels of wellbeing amongst young women and girls in the UK by empowering them to have a voice, be heard and give back to their local community.
The #iwill Fund is made possible thanks to £50 million joint investment from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to support young people to access high quality social action opportunities.
Visit our EmpowHER Toolkit for resourcesFutureProof
FutureProof safeguards young people by equipping them with the critical thinking skills needed to stay safe. Our innovative programme, funded by the Monday Charitable Trust, strengthens local youth services and upskills youth workers to better support young people to stay safe, cope with uncertainty and build vital life skills.
FutureProof empowers youth workers to support the changing needs of young people and identify risks young people might experience such as poor mental health, online safety concerns and grooming risks.
Your Space
Your Space is a detached youth work initiative which reaches vulnerable or disadvantaged young people on their own terms, at a time and in a space which works for them. This pilot programme funded by The Clothworkers’ Foundation targets local areas where young people are exposed to extreme risks such as serious violence, gang affiliation, grooming and drug and alcohol abuse.
Your Space develops local partnerships, with key community agencies to create collaborative solutions and find innovative ways to meet the needs of young people, working with them on their terms, so they have equal say and can participate meaningfully in the support they receive.
